How Though Not an Easy Life for Us All There’s a Way

 

“That life is never an easy assignment for any of us is perhaps stating the “obvious”, which, as Khalil Gibran put it, “is that never seen until someone expresses it simply”. No doubt you and I struggle in many, sometimes seemingly endless, ways to make the most out of the one topmost priceless opportunity for being.    Similarly obvious is the reality that despite the struggles, life itself does provide the lighter side of things.  In other words, there are endless opportunities to learn how to view life differently and change your trying situations of life.  As an example, difficulty may be looked at from another angle as an opportunity to learn new skills and develop capabilities to find answers, and not be seen as simply a stress-generating obstacle”

 

 

How Though Not an Easy Life for Us All There’s a Way!

 

 

“Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down”

 

These evergreen words of wisdom above from yesteryears, are hard to ignore, and you might perhaps have learnt about them from elders in your community, or from your own mum and dad, or even your mentor or teacher.   They provide insight to the fact that true living begins with your being proactive by stepping up to achieve greatness out of your moment of existence and making history.   Growing up in the lands area of Botswana, a place called Mafhungo, I got to witness great men and women put these words into action, as they toiled across patches of sometimes dry farmland, in an attempt to grow food for their families.  It was this early in my life when I got to appreciate the value of social support, which I have now come to understand as the true meaning of love, as defined by Stephen R. Covey (author: the 7 habits of highly effective people, 8^th Habit etc.) when he says love is a verb, which means to support.  In other words, love is the support you give to others through your contributions. 

 

The community where I grew-up were not deterred by a lack of either money or draught power or anything, instead they gathered whatever they could, got together and spent a day or two ploughing at one family’s field, and then they would move on to another family, and so on and so on, until they covered nearly all the families in a particular place.  They did this with much zeal, commitment, fun, enthusiasm etc……!

 

And now, today, we seem to have gotten into an era where many of us would rather complain or blame someone than garner some mile-high commitment and take initiative to endlessly pursue some opportunity to make a difference.  As the words above teaches, there’s absolutely nothing to reap without putting in the effort.   Yes, life is not easy, and it is so for all of us.  But why should it be easy?  Everyone has the same natural ability to excel in life, one way or the other.  The only way is to go through the learning stage, which is as important and critical as any other natural life-saving activity e.g. eating, breathing, sleeping etc.  Needless-to-say, too many today seem to expect easy life.  Far too many expect things to go their way all the time, despite doing little themselves to cause such. 

 

Yes, life is not easy, but there is that only way, which is to commit to the learning process.  Students are called students because of the learning stage they are at during their development.  If you want a great life, i.e. make your footprints on the sands of time, you have got to see yourself as a student.   I would like to close this post with the following words from Glen A. McQuirk’s Power Quotes: 

“If you wish to reap a crop, you must first cultivate the land, plant the seed, water and fertilize the plant, protect it, and then finally, undertake the harvest”

The crop you wish to reap of-course is that quality life you desire to experience during your lifetime.  The message is that you will only get that quality of life if you start to pay attention and commit to your own developmental needs.    

 

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 Do you want better in life? Have you any desires to accomplish and feel fulfilled in your experience of life?  If so, let’s go together and reach far!  Please share your views in the comments section if you can.  Long live to you!

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More About Dr. Benson Modie

The core mission of Dr. Benson Modie is to provide motivational education on personal development.  This is with the aim to inspire others to embrace the learning process, so they can develop and grow themselves to live a structured life that is anchored on personal strategic foundations, such as purpose, mission, and vision.  The ultimate goal is to foster a long-term, effective, and fulfilling experience of life.

 

Through his life project the Centre for Knowledge (CfK), extracted from a personal strategic plan, Dr. Benson Modie creates motivational content that is provided through presentations, seminars, and workshops at schools, work organisations, and public places.  In addition, Dr. Ben Modie also makes available educational content through books, social media, and blog posts.  

 

For more on Dr. Benson Modie you can get in touch through email at tesbnm@gmail.com or modieb@cfkmotivation.com.  Alternatively, you can search social media @Benson Modie.